Structural and physiographic control on the holocene marine sedimentation in the bay of cadiz (SW Spain)

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-161

  Gutiérrez Mas, José Manuel ^a   Achab, Mohamed ^a   Javier Gracia, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

C diz; Holocene marine sedimentation; Quaternary tectonics

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION;

ANDALUCIA; BAHIA DE CADIZ; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 4344663710     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.17.153-161     Document Type: Article

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